AGA Institute Quality Measures Committee

This Organizational Statement was last revised by the Governing Board, May 2017.

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Mission

The AGA Institute Quality Measures Committee will develop new and revise existing quality measures for gastroenterology and hepatology, with the goals of helping to define high-quality care and assuring the relevance and positive impact of AGA's measures. The quality measures committee will also support quality improvement initiatives among members and serve as an amplifying voice for members promoting high-value care. Finally, the committee will promote development of additional programs within the AGA Institute related to quality improvement.

Committee Structure

The committee will consist of 10 members (including a chair). The chairs of the AGA Institute Practice Management and Economics Committee and the AGA Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee (who shall not count against the maximum membership) shall be ex-officio members of the committee. A governing board member with knowledge about performance measurement (who shall not count against the maximum membership) shall serve as the governing board’s liaison to the committee and shall attend all committee meetings; additional members of the governing board (who shall not count against the maximum membership) may be assigned as team members to the committee but are not intended to attend any committee meetings. A chair-elect (who shall not count against the maximum membership) shall be appointed one year before the end of the term of the chair.

Appointment terms of all committee members shall be for two years, with the opportunity to be renewed for an additional year based on attendance and performance. One-third of the maximum terms shall expire annually.

The committee chair is authorized to create small, temporary subgroups consisting of members and nonmembers of the committee to address specific issues within the committee’s mission. Costs of all such subgroups must be included in the committee’s approved budget.